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Page 22
... those persons can wish again to occupy a posi- tion which can neither be defended or surrendered with honour ? I well remember , Sir , a certain evening in the month of May , 1827. I had not then the 22 PARLIAMENTARY REFORM .
... those persons can wish again to occupy a posi- tion which can neither be defended or surrendered with honour ? I well remember , Sir , a certain evening in the month of May , 1827. I had not then the 22 PARLIAMENTARY REFORM .
Page 30
... tion which Montesquieu praised the same with the constitu- tion which Comines praised ? No , Sir ; if it had been so , Montesquieu never would have praised it . For how was 30 PARLIAMENTARY REFORM .
... tion which Montesquieu praised the same with the constitu- tion which Comines praised ? No , Sir ; if it had been so , Montesquieu never would have praised it . For how was 30 PARLIAMENTARY REFORM .
Page 45
... tion , as that very people whose apparent languor had just before inspired the enemies of Reform with a delusive hope . Such was the end of the reaction of April ; and , if that lesson shall not profit those to whom it was given , such ...
... tion , as that very people whose apparent languor had just before inspired the enemies of Reform with a delusive hope . Such was the end of the reaction of April ; and , if that lesson shall not profit those to whom it was given , such ...
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... expense of an elec- tion will be still smaller . I firmly believe , that it will be possible to poll out Manchester for less than the market price of Old Sarum . Sir , I have , from the beginning of these PARLIAMENTARY REFORM . 69.
... expense of an elec- tion will be still smaller . I firmly believe , that it will be possible to poll out Manchester for less than the market price of Old Sarum . Sir , I have , from the beginning of these PARLIAMENTARY REFORM . 69.
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... tion , whether the change be in itself good or bad , has become a question of secondary importance ; that good or bad , the thing must be done ; that a law as strong as the laws of at- traction and motion has decreed it . 66 I well know ...
... tion , whether the change be in itself good or bad , has become a question of secondary importance ; that good or bad , the thing must be done ; that a law as strong as the laws of at- traction and motion has decreed it . 66 I well know ...
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